Is GESTICULATED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GESTICULATED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GESTICULATED mean?
Gesticulated is a form of GESTICULATE.
- verb
show, express or direct through movement
“He gestured his desire to leave”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
12
Letters
G (2) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) + I (1) + C (3) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 16 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for GESTICULATED
GESTICULATED has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from GESTICULATED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gesticulate14
- elucidates13
- delicates12
- elucidate12
- tegulated11
- citadels11
- cuittled11
- cuttages11
- delicate11
- dialects11
- dictates11
- educates11
- elegiacs11
- gestical11
- latticed11
- legacies11
- lucidest11
- scuttled11
- sulcated11
- cudgels11
- glaceed11
- altitudes10
- latitudes10
- tutelages10
- cuittles10
- eustatic10
- gaudiest10
- gestated10
- gladiest10
- lattices10
- ledgiest10
- lettuces10
- leucites10
- talciest10
- telecast10
- telestic10
- testicle10
- cagiest10
- castled10
- catguts10
- caudles10
- cedulas10
- citadel10
- cladist10
- cleated10
- cuttage10
- cuttled10
- dacites10
- deceits10
- deciles10
- delicts10
- deltaic10
- descale10
- detects10
- dialect10
- dictate10
- ductile10
- dulcets10
- edictal10
- educate10
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